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“Adult film rivals Iwaki and Katou audition together, sparking an intense, impulsive relationship beyond the set.”
Embracing Love
春を抱いていた
8.24
8,115 readers · 394 favorites
Boys Love
Drama
Romance
Slice of Life
Erotica
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Synopsis
Adult film rivals Iwaki and Katou audition together, sparking an intense, impulsive relationship beyond the set.
Iwaki Kyousuke and Katou Yoji are two hugely popular adult film stars looking for a way out of the industry. Their chance arrives when they're both invited to audition for a new erotic film. Imagine their surprise when the director decides the only way for him to choose who will get the coveted lead role is for them to perform one of the film's love scenes on the spot—with each other! Things get even crazier when Katou decides to take drastic measures to ensure he can continue seeing Iwaki after film production wraps. How will Iwaki respond to Katou's impulsive act? (Source: SuBLime) Included one-shot: Volume 5: Fuyu no Semi (Winter Cicada, 3 parts)
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Derived from 6 sampled reviews
9.3
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 10
σ 0.75
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σ 0.75 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.67
Running avg · Aug 2009 → May 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I'm definitely picky in rating Yaoi's I've read/watched, which is why in giving Haru wo Daite ita an overall 10/10 is an honor! It's a must read, although the sex can be graphic (which I understand...”
- 10 “Well, it is my first review about any manga but after reading this one i really thought that i need to, to appreciate it. Because I really love it. After reading summary I thought it is not a good...”
- 9 “I had seen the OVAs then went back to find the manga. As you can see, it ended almost 10 yrs ago and it debut another 10 yrs before that. The drawing might be dated, but the art is still beautiful....”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 78 × 14 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 24m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – Jan 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0724 catalog